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Apparently a certain Ukrainian boxing champion has warm feelings for a certain Hollywood actor-turned-politician.

The world learned as
much when Wladimir Klitschko, a Ukrainian heavyweight professional boxing
champion, posted a remarkable photo to the Twitter account he shares with his
brother Vitali Klitschko, another heavyweight champion, on Sept. 5. 

In the
image, Wladimir Klitschko grins and flexes his muscles in a classic bodybuilding
“side chest” pose while emulating a young Arnold Schwarzenegger in the same
pose seen on a poster in the background.

Wladimir Klitschko

“Ish … . Lol. Trying to catch u since I’m 12,” Klitschko wrote,
addressing Schwarzenegger’s account.

Schwarzenegger, the former
California state governor and renowned actor was a little slow in reacting to
the Wladimir Klitschko tweet, but his response was worth the wait.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

“@Klitschko Great shot! It’s fantastic to see one of my favorite
champions nailing my pose. Right back at you,” Schwarzenegger tweeted on
Sept. 8, adding a photo of himself posing bare-chested in front of a Wladimir
Klitschko poster.

Wladimir Klitschko’s and
Schwarzenegger’s tweets had been retweeted by Twitter users 326 and 577 times,
respectively, as of 1 p.m. on Sept. 9. Schwarzenegger also retweeted Wladimir
Klitschko’s post.

Wladimir Klitschko, 37,
currently holds WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion titles. His elder
brother Vitali Klitschko, 42, is a WBC heavyweight champion.

Kyiv Post lifestyle editor Olga Rudenko
can be reached at [email protected].